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dc.contributor.authorBasilakos, S.en
dc.contributor.authorPerivolaropoulos, L.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-24T18:34:20Z-
dc.date.available2015-11-24T18:34:20Z-
dc.identifier.issn0035-8711-
dc.identifier.urihttps://olympias.lib.uoi.gr/jspui/handle/123456789/16916-
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dc.subjectcosmology: observationsen
dc.subjectdistance scaleen
dc.subjectgamma-rays: burstsen
dc.subjectdark energyen
dc.subjectaccelerating universeen
dc.subjectcosmological parametersen
dc.subjectlinear-regressionen
dc.subjecthubble diagramen
dc.subjectredshiften
dc.subjectsupernovaeen
dc.subjectpeaken
dc.subjectspectrumen
dc.subjectgravityen
dc.titleTesting gamma-ray bursts as standard candlesen
heal.typejournalArticle-
heal.type.enJournal articleen
heal.type.elΆρθρο Περιοδικούel
heal.identifier.primaryDOI 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13894.x-
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heal.languageen-
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heal.recordProviderΠανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών και Τεχνολογιών. Τμήμα Βιολογικών Εφαρμογών και Τεχνολογιώνel
heal.publicationDate2008-
heal.abstractSeveral interesting correlations among gamma-ray burst (GRB) observables with available redshifts have been recently identified. Proper evaluation and calibration of these correlations may facilitate the use of GRBs as standard candles constraining the expansion history of the universe up to redshifts of z > 6. Here we use the 69 GRB data set recently compiled by Schaefer and we test the calibration of five of the above correlations [(1) E(peak)-E(gamma), (2) E(peak)-L, (3) tau(lag)-L, (4) V-L, (5) tau(RT)-L] with respect to two potential sources of systematics: evolution with redshift and cosmological model used in the calibration. In examining the model dependence we assume flat Lambda CDM and vary Omega(m). Our approach avoids the circularity problem of previous studies since we do not fix Omega(m) to find the correlation parameters. Instead we simultaneously minimize chi(2) with respect to both the log - linear correlation parameters a, b and the cosmological parameter Omega(m). We find no statistically significant evidence for redshift dependence of a and b in any of the correlation relations tested [ the slopes of a(z) and b(z) are consistent with 0 at the 2 sigma level]. We also find that one of the five correlation relations tested (Epeak - E.) has a significantly lower intrinsic dispersion compared to the other correlations. For this correlation relation, the maximum likelihood method (chi(2) minimization) leads to b(1) = 50.58 +/- 0.04, a(1) = 1.56 +/- 0.11, Omega(m) = 0.30(-0.25)(+1.60), respectively. The other four correlation relations minimize chi(2) for a flat matter dominated universe Omega(m) similar or equal to 1. Finally, a cross-correlation analysis between the GRBs and type Ia supernova data for various values of Omega(m) has shown that the Epeak - E. relation traces well the SnIa regime (within 0.17 <= z <= 1.755). In particular, for Omega(m) similar or equal to 0.15 and Omega(m) similar or equal to 0.30 we get the highest correlation signal between the two populations. However, due to the large error bars in the cross-correlation analysis (small number statistics) even the tightest correlation relation (E(peak)-E(gamma)) provides much weaker constraints on Omega(m) than current SnIa data.en
heal.journalNameMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Societyen
heal.journalTypepeer reviewed-
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